TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
BBC

Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers

Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox - one of the world's most popular gaming platforms - as part of an expansion of its safety measures. Mandatory age checks will be ...
USA Today

Texas lawmaker Jasmine Crockett defends 'hot wheels' comment about Gov. Greg Abbott

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is defending her remarks about her state's governor, Republican Greg Abbott. Crockett referred to Abbott, who is in a wheelchair, as "Governor Hot Wheels" ...
IGN

Horse-Drawn Dreams

Horse-Drawn Dreams is one of many Side Quests in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that can be found in the Hyrule Ridge region. This quest kicks off at the New Serenne Stable near the North Hyrule Plane ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
IGN

Best Racing Wheels for PS5

If you're a fan of racing games like Gran Turismo 7, you might be missing out on the full experience if you're only using a standard controller. While controllers are great for a lot of games, ...
The Straits Times

Systems to detect overheating train axle boxes to be installed across all MRT lines

LTA calls for tender to install hot axle box detection systems on all rail lines after a major disruption on the East-West Line in September 2024. The new systems complement existing measures and aim ...